Stephen "Steve" K. Benjamin Recent C-SPAN Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/69277
's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networksen-USCopyright 2015, National Cable Satellite Corporationinfo@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:51:57 GMTC-SPAN Person Recent Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=69277&width=130Stephen "Steve" K. Benjamin Recent C-SPAN Appearanceshttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/69277
Head shot of {$person->name}Voting Rights and Southern DemographicsPoliticians and civil rights organizations leaders talked about the demographic and political changes in the South in the 50 years since civil rights activists travelled to Mississippi in the 1964 "Freedom Summer" campaign to register African Americans to vote. They discussed the release of the "True South" report, which examines contemporary Southern voting and registration issues. Stacey Abrams, the House minority leader in Georgia's General Assembly, in opening remarks talked about the significance of building coalitions of voters.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319980-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/319980-1Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:36:37 GMTVoting RightsPanelists talked about the implications of the Supreme Court decision that struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act in the case of [Shelby County v. Holder]. They focused on actions necessary to advance voting rights, voter identification laws in various states, and efforts at the various levels of government to protect voter rights. Ryan Haygood began the discussion with an overview of the impact of the decision and an overview of several historical markers in black history.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314061-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314061-1Tue, 03 Sep 2013 14:40:45 GMTColumbia, South CarolinaMayor Steve Benjamin, the first black mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, talked about his city, South Carolina's largest. Various scenes were shown as he was interviewed on Main Street, outside the historic Sheraton Hotel.
C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbia, South Carolina, on April 15-19 to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Time Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/82793-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Interviewhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/82793-1Fri, 17 May 2013 11:48:30 GMTCity Budget IssuesMayors Scott Smith and Stephen Benjamin, in Washington for the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, talked about some of the ways they are coping with federal budget issues at the local level. Topics included local tax structures, top industries and employers in their regions, the struggles of other cities around the country, and the use of municipal bonds to raise money for infrastructure projects and other needs. They also reacted to President Obama's gun control proposals, and they responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310471-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310471-3Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:52:29 GMT